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If you're visiting Colorado, watch this before driving a mountain pass ⛰️

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The video provides practical, safety-oriented advice for a common travel scenario in a popular tourist destination. By demonstrating a specific technique and explaining its benefits, it offers immediate value to viewers planning a trip to Colorado.

Summary

The video explains how to use low gear when driving down steep mountain passes in Colorado. The creator demonstrates how to shift into a lower gear using the vehicle's controls and shows how the dashboard indicates the selected gear, emphasizing that this helps control speed without relying solely on brakes.

Structure

1Introduction to driving mountain passes in Colorado
2Demonstration of shifting into low gear
3Explanation of how low gear helps control speed
4Showing the dashboard display for gear selection
5Concluding with the benefits of using low gear on switchbacks

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If you're visiting Colorado, watch this before driving a mountain pass ⛰️ WE'RE GOING UP A REALLY STEEP MOUNTAIN WHICH MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME DOWN AND IN COLORADO YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS A LOT SO I'M GONNA TEACH YOU HOW TO PUT IT IN SO I JUST SWITCHED IT TO LOW GEAR SO IT'S HIGHLIGHTED SO HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT GEAR YOU'RE SO RIGHT HERE IT SAYS I'M IN LOW FIVE IF I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT HIGH I CAN PRESS THE MINUS AND IT'LL LOWER MY GEAR SO I'M GONNA DO THAT CAUSE I'M GOING A LITTLE FAST SO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR SO I'M ACTUALLY GONNA PUT IT IN LOW GEAR 3 SO TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE SWITCHBACKS YOU NEED TO BE IN A PRETTY LOW SPEED LOW 3 IS PERFECT I'M GOING ABOUT 23 MILES PER HOUR AND IT MAY SPEED ME UP A LITTLE BIT BUT IT'S GONNA KEEP ME IN THAT RANGE PROBABLY WON'T GO MUCH OVER 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I ONLY NEED TO HIT MY BRAKES WHEN I ABSOLUTELY NEED TO I DON'T HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS AT ALL IT'S GONNA TAKE ME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SO WE'RE GOING AROUND THIS SWITCHBACK AGAIN THAT WORKED OUT GREAT CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO HIT MY BRAKES AT ALL OR PRESS MY GAS OR PRESS MY GAS SO I'M JUST GOING SO I'M JUST GOING

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Driving down a mountain is different than driving on flat roads. 👀👀👀 In this video I used the “L” button because that’s what my vehicle has. If your vehicle doesn’t have an L gear, don’t worry. Look for: • M (Manual mode) • 1, 2, or 3 • Paddle shifters (+ / -) The goal is the same. Shift into a lower gear before you start going downhill so your engine helps slow the vehicle instead of relying only on your brakes. Check your owner’s manual if you’re not sure what your vehicle has or how to use it. **For reference, this video was filmed on Berthoud Pass (US 40), the mountain pass between I-70 and Winter Park. It climbs to over 11,300 feet and has long 6 to 6.3% grades with multiple tight switchbacks. That’s exactly the kind of road where using engine braking instead of riding your brakes is recommended. I hope this was helpful! What questions do you have? When I moved here from Alabama, driving mountain passes was a tough adjustment and I had to learn this skill quick. I feel very confident about driving steep grades now and I want everyone else to feel confident about it too! Follow @fillmysoulwithadventure for more Colorado driving tips, road trip advice, and family-friendly travel ideas 🫶🌸🏔️